Alarmel Valli

Alarmel Valli is an Indian classical dancer and chreographer. Born September 14, 1956, Valli is the founder of Dipashikha, a centre for fine arts in Chennai, established in 1984, where she teaches Bharatanatyam, is the foremost exponent of the Pandanallur style dance form of Bharatanatyam. She was the youngest dancer to be conferred the Presidentâ€™s award of Padma Shri in 1991. She was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2004.